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About Babapur Village

Babapur is a small village in Karanja tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 250, made up of 129 males and 121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156.43 hectares hectares.

Babapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Babapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Karanja
Area (hectares) 156.43 hectares
Population 250
Male Population 129
Female Population 121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Babapur compares

By the 2011 count Babapur is the 116th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents. Its 156.43 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Babapur

Babapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Babapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Babapur from other places

Babapur lies about 69 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Vilegaon, about 7.3 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Babapur
Nearest railway station Vilegaon 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Karanja 17 km
Nearest town Kāranja 17 km
District headquarters Washim 69 km

Villages closest to Babapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karanja tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Babapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Babapur village had a population of 250. That makes it the 116th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents.

Babapur village has 129 males and 121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Babapur has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Babapur covers 156.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Babapur falls under Karanja tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Babapur is Vilegaon, about 7.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Babapur.

Babapur is about 69 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Babapur is in Karanja tehsil of Washim district. Vilegaon is about 7.3 km away. Karanja is about 17 km away. Kāranja is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hasanapur (under 2 km), Jalalpur (1.9 km) and Kamargaon (2.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Babapur today is likely to be higher.

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